Departing Lacordaire headmaster left a major mark
by STEFANIE SEARS
for Montclair LocalAfter 10 years as Lacordaire Academy’s head of school, the first man in the school’s history to serve in that position, Brian Morgan is preparing to retire.Morgan came to Lacordaire...
Montclair introduces draft of safe streets plan
Montclair is rolling out a plan to make the township's streets safer and more user-friendly, with possibilities of infrastructure upgrades on high-traffic streets and increased education and enforcement.The township has released a draft plan of...
Montclair BOE: Don’t expect new superintendent until January
By ERIN ROLL
roll@montclairlocal.newsThe Montclair school district may not be getting a new superintendent until January at the earliest.That’s the latest prediction from the Board of Education.At its June 7 meeting, the board gave the...
Protests continue over school staff cuts
By ERIN ROLL
roll@montclairlocal.newsIt was an intense, often emotional, meeting for the Montclair Board of Education on June 7, as members of the community continued to protest a series of proposed school staff cuts that...
Township requests lighting upgrade at scene of Grove Street accident
BY ERIN ROLL and LINDA MOSSroll@montclairlocal.news
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The township has asked PSE&G to upgrade the lighting at the intersection where a Montclair State University faculty member was struck by a vehicle and sustained fatal injuries, according...
Planning board sounds off on council, rejects Seymour traffic study
By LINDA MOSS
moss@montclairlocal.newsThe Montclair Planning Board on Monday night sounded off over the Township Council taking control of one major redevelopment project in town, and sent a traffic-impact study on a second project slated...
Stunned friends, residents mourn Montclair State faculty member
By ERIN ROLL and LINDA MOSS
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moss@montclairlocal.newsStunned friends are mourning the death of the Montclair State University faculty member who was killed in a car accident Wednesday, a crash that has township residents calling...
Montclair State faculty member killed in Grove Street accident
By ERIN ROLL
roll@montclairlocal.newsA Montclair State University faculty member was killed in a motor vehicle accident on Grove Street Wednesday night, according to a statement released by the university.Mary DeFilippis, 73, was the academic adviser...
Is Lackawanna Plaza redevelopment plan a rubber-stamp?
By LINDA MOSS
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The first draft of a redevelopment plan for Lackawanna Plaza was submitted to township officials last week, and some critics are already claiming that the 92-page document basically rubber-stamps what developers have...
Schools celebrate completion of pilot ESL program for parents
By ERIN ROLL
roll@montclairlocal.newsThe Montclair school district recently completed a pilot version of an English as a Second Language program for district parents.And the program coordinators — including Dr. Kendra Johnson, the district’s assistant superintendent...